Coventry
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Coventry
- /ˈkɒvəntɹi/ UK
- [ˈkʰɒvəntʃɹi] UK
- /ˈkʌvəntɹi/ UK
- /ˈkɑvəntɹi/ US
- [ˈkʰɑvəntʃɹi] US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Coventre, from Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”).
Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.
proper noun
- A cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, central England, historically in Warwickshire. Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.
- A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- A town in Chenango County, New York.
- A township in Summit County, Ohio.
- A town in Kent County, Rhode Island.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont.
- A surname. Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament.
Similar: Cov
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: warwickshire, patmore, ostracization, ostracism, banishment, exile, shunning, boycott, exclusion, seclusion, rejection, alienation, proscription, blackballing, avoidance, expulsion
proper noun
Similar: Cov
Translations
Talk about this word "Coventry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coventry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Coventry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coventry "Coventry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coventry.Cite this
@misc{coventry_2026,
title = {Coventry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coventry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
